Health considerations aside, car accidents are among the top causes of wrongful death in the United States. In many cases, these incidents of wrongful death result purely from the negligent or reckless behavior of other drivers on the road, and nearly all of them could have been prevented with more care and attention. Sadly, the families of those wrongfully killed are often left questioning the incident, and questioning what they can do after the loss of a loved one. First, one must know the cause of the wrongful death, and then action might be taken more effectively.

Common Causes of Fatal Accidents

Millions of car accidents happen every year, but not all of them end in the death of an innocent person. Wrongful death accidents tend to involve extremely serious circumstances, such as:

Head-on collisions

Rollover accidents

Explosions

T-bone accidents

18-wheeler accidents

Blood loss from injuries

These circumstances, you might imagine, can easily lead to the wrongful death of someone involved. All too often, that someone is a person that was only innocently involved in the accident, and it was someone else’s negligent or unsafe driving that took away his or her life unexpectedly and undeservedly.